There are 6 ways to get from Mthatha to Springbok by plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Mthatha Airport to Cape Town International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Mthatha Airport (UTT) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane UTT - CPT
- Drive from Capetown-Airport-CPT to Springbokcar
10h 15mR 4,789–8,506Bus, bus to East London, fly to Cape Town International Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Mthatha to Butterworthbus
- Take the bus from Butterworth to East Londonbus
- Fly from East London (ELS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ELS - CPT
- Drive from Capetown-Airport-CPT to Springbokcar
12h 42mR 2,812–7,272Drive 1,371.3 km
- Drive from Mthatha to Springbokcar 1,371.3 km
18h 28mR 3,147–4,545Fly Mthatha Airport to Upington, drive
- Fly from Mthatha Airport (UTT) to Upington (UTN)plane UTT - UTN
- Drive from Upington (UTN) to Springbokcar
9h 48mR 5,339–15,406Bus, bus to East London, fly to Upington, drive
- Take the bus from Mthatha to Butterworthbus
- Take the bus from Butterworth to East Londonbus
- Fly from East London (ELS) to Upington (UTN)plane ELS - UTN
- Drive from Upington (UTN) to Springbokcar
13h 50mR 4,162–8,672Bus to Pietermaritzburg, fly to Upington, drive
- Take the bus from Mthatha to Pietermaritzburgbus
- Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Upington (UTN)plane PZB - UTN
- Drive from Upington (UTN) to Springbokcar
15h 56mR 4,581–12,990
Mthatha Airport (UTT) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mthatha to Springbok is to drive which costs R 3 100 - R 4 600 and takes 18h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Mthatha to Springbok is to fly and drive which takes 9h 48m and costs R 5 000 - R 16 000.
The distance between Mthatha and Springbok is 1552 km. The road distance is 1371.3 km.
It takes approximately 10h 15m to get from Mthatha to Springbok, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Mthatha to Springbok is 1371 km. It takes approximately 18h 28m to drive from Mthatha to Springbok.
There are 40+ hotels available in Springbok.
What companies run services between Mthatha, South Africa and Springbok, Northern Cape, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Mthatha to Springbok. However, you can take the taxi to Mthatha Airport (UTT) airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then drive to Springbok. Alternatively, you can drive from Mthatha to Springbok in around 18h 28m.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Mthatha Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 3,200–6,500
Flights from Mthatha Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg, Kimberley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 3,200–6,500
Flights from Mthatha Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg, Bloemfontein
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 3,200–6,500
Flights from Mthatha Airport to Upington via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,400–14,000
Flights from East London to Upington via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,600–15,000
Flights from East London to Upington via Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 2,700–12,000
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Upington via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 3,300–11,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from East London to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–3,900
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from East London to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 3,700–7,500
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Mthatha to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Mthatha to Pietermaritzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 390–650
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +27 87 150 1895
- customercare@eagleliner.co.za
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Butterworth to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 85–220
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 85–220
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